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OGLE-ing the Magellanic System: Three-Dimensional Structure of the Clouds and the Bridge using RR Lyrae Stars

Jacyszyn-Dobrzeniecka A. M., Skowron D. M., Mróz P., Soszyński I., Udalski A., Pietrukowicz P., Skowron J., Poleski R., Kozłowski S., Wyrzykowski Ł., Pawlak M., Szymański M. K., Ulaczyk K.

Acta Astronomica

2017

Vol. 67, No. 1

1--35

We present a three-dimensional analysis of a sample of 22 859 type ab RR Lyr stars in the Magellanic System from the OGLE-IV Collection of RR Lyr stars. The distance to each object was calculated based on its photometric metallicity and a theoretical relation between color, absolute magnitude and metallicity. The LMC RR Lyr distribution is very regular and does not show any substructures. We demonstrate that the bar found in previous studies may be an overdensity caused by blending and crowding effects. The halo is asymmetrical with a higher stellar density in its north-eastern area, which is also located closer to us. Triaxial ellipsoids were fitted to surfaces of a constant number density. Ellipsoids farther from the LMC center are less elongated and slightly rotated toward the SMC. The inclination and position angle change significantly with the $a$ axis size. The median axis ratio is 1:1.23:1.45. The RR Lyr distribution in the SMC has a very regular, ellipsoidal shape and does not show any substructures or asymmetries. All triaxial ellipsoids fitted to surfaces of a constant number density have virtually the same shape (axis ratio) and are elongated along the line-of-sight. The median axis ratio is 1:1.10:2.13. The inclination angle is very small and thus the position angle is not well defined. We present the distribution of RR Lyr stars in the Magellanic Bridge area, showing that the Magellanic Clouds' halos overlap. A comparison of the distributions of RR Lyr stars and Classical Cepheids shows that the former are significantly more spread and distributed regularly, while the latter are very clumped and form several distinct substructures.

OGLE-ing the Magellanic System: Three-Dimensional Structure of the Clouds and the Bridge Using Classical Cepheids

Jacyszyn-Dobrzeniecka A. M., Skowron D. M., Mróz P., Skowron J., Soszyński I., Udalski A., Pietrukowicz P., Kozłowski S., Wyrzykowski Ł., Poleski R., Pawlak M., Szymański M. K., Ulaczyk K.

Acta Astronomica

2016

Vol. 66, No. 2

149--196

We analyzed a sample of 9418 fundamental-mode and first-overtone classical Cepheids from the OGLE-IV Collection of Classical Cepheids. The distance to each Cepheid was calculated using the period-luminosity relation for the Wesenheit magnitude, fitted to our data. The classical Cepheids in the LMC are situated mainly in the bar and in the northern arm. The eastern part of the LMC is closer to us and the plane fit to the whole LMC sample yields the inclination i=24.°2 ±0.°7 and position angle P.A.=151.°4±1.°7. We redefined the LMC bar by extending it in the western direction and found no offset from the plane of the LMC contrary to previous studies. On the other hand, we found that the northern arm is offset from a plane by about -0.5 kpc, which was not observed before. The age distribution of the LMC Cepheids shows one maximum at about 100 Myr. We demonstrate that the SMC has a non-planar structure and can be described as an extended ellipsoid. We identified two large ellipsoidal off-axis structures in the SMC. The northern one is located closer to us and is younger, while the south-western is farther and older. The age distribution of the SMC Cepheids is bimodal with one maximum at 110 Myr, and another one at 220 Myr. Younger stars are located in the closer part of this galaxy while older ones are more distant. We classified nine Cepheids from our sample as Magellanic Bridge objects. These Cepheids show a large spread in three-dimensions although five of them form a connection between the Clouds. The closest one is closer than any of the LMC Cepheids, while the farthest one - farther than any SMC Cepheid. All but one Cepheids in the Magellanic Bridge are younger than 300 Myr. The oldest one can be associated with the SMC Wing.